Proclamation No. 155, s. 1987

PMS LIBRARY MALACANANG MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO, 155

ESTABLISHING AS SIOCON WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTING, MAINTAINING, OR IMPROVING ITS WATER YIELD AND PROVIDING RESTRAINING MECHANISM FOR IMPROPER FOREST EXPLOITATION AND LAND-USE, A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNI- CIPALITY OF SIOCON, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, TSLAND OF MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND PURSUANT TO THE POWERS VESTED IN ME BY LAW, I, CORAZON C, AQUINO, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, DO HEREBY WITHDRAW FROM ENTRY, SALE, DISPOSITION OR SETTLEMENT AND SET ASIDE FOR WATERSHED AND OTHER ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO PRIVATE RIGHTS. IF ANY THERE BE,A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF S1OCON, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NorTE, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, AS SHOWN IN THE BuREAU OF ForesT DEVELOPMENT Map No, W.R.- 69, WITH THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION:

BEGINNING AT A POINT MARKED “1” on BFD Map WR, 69 IDENTICAL TO CORNER 235, Provect No. 17, Brock V, Aor D- L.C, No. 943 ZamBoanca DEL NorTE:

THence N 10°00’ E, 270 METERS TO CORNER No. 2, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 234, Provect 17. Biock V, A or D, LC No, 943;

THence N 35°00’ E, 200 METERS To CORNER 3, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 233, Provect 17, Brock V, A or D, LC No, 943:

THence S 88°00’ E, 290 METERS TO CORNER 4, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 232, Prousct 17. Buock V, A or D, LC No, 943;

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Thence $ 58°00’ £, 380 METERS To corNeR 5, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 9, Proyect 17-C, Block XI. A or D. LC No, 943;

THence N S4°00’ E, 200 meters To corNeR 6, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 8, Provect 17-C. BLock XI, A or D, LC No. 943;

THence N 07°00’ E, 280 METERS To CORNER 7, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 7, Provect 17-C, Biocx XI. A or D, LC No. 943;

THence N 64°00’ E, 360 METERS TO CORNER 8) IDENTICAL TO CORNER 6, Provect 17-C, Buock XI, Aor D, LC No, 943;

THence N 80°00’ E, 240 METERS To coRNER 9. IDENTICAL TO CORNER 226, Provect 17, Brock V, A or D, LC No. 943:

THence N 04°00’ E, 240 mevers To corner 10, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 225, Provect 17, BLocx V, A or D, LC No, 943;

THence N 48°00’ E, 160 METERS To coRNER 11, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 35, Provect 17-C, Brock IX, A or D, LC No. 943:

Tuence N 31°00’ E, 200 meters To corner 12, IDENTICAL To CORNER 34, Provect 17-C. Brock IX, A or D, LC No, 943;

Tuence N 52°00’ E, 160 METERS To CORNER 13, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 33, Provect 17-C, Brock IX, A or D, LC No, 943;

THence N 41°00’ W, 140 meTERS To corner 14, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 32, Provect 17-C, Buock IX, Aor D. LC No, 943;

THence N 23°00’ E, 300 METERS To corNER 15, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 31, Provect 17-C, Brock IX, A or D, LC No, 943;

THence N 83°00’ E, 480 meTERS To coRNER 16, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 30, Provect 17-C. Brock IX, A or D, LC No, 943;

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THence N 28°00’ E, 180 METERS To CORNER 17, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 29, Provect 17-C, Brock IX, Aor D, LC No, 9u3;

THENCE FOLLOWING LIUPAN CREEK DOWNSTREAM IN A GENERAL NORTHWEST. NORTHEAST DIRECTION ABOUT 300 METERS TO CORNER 18, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 28, Provect 17-C, Brock IX, Aor D, LC No, 943;

THENCE FOLLOWING LIUPAN CREEK DOWNSTREAM IN A GENERAL NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ABOUT 180 METERS To CORNER 19, IDENTICAL TO CORNER 27, Provect 17-C, Brock IX, A or D,

LC No, 943;

THence N 42°00’ E, 480 meTERS To CORNER 20, IDENTICAL TO corNER 199, Provect 17, Brock V. A or D, LC No, 943;

Tuence N 20°00’ E, 300 meTERS To coRNER 21, IDENTICAL TO cornER 198, Provect 17, BLock V. A or D. LC No, 943;

THence N 17°00’ E, 180 METERS To CORNER 22, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

Thence S 13°00’ E, 270 meTeRs To coRNER 23, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 16°00’ W, 500 METERS To CORNER 24, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE;

THence S 39900’ E, 130 meters To CORNER 25, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 09°00’ E, 450 METERS To CORNER 26, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE;

THence S$ 03°00’ E, 450 mMeTERS To CORNER 27, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 29°00’ W, 260 meters To corNER 28, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

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THENCE S$ 39°00’ E, 260 METERS To coRNER 29, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 09°00’ E, 170 meters To corner 30, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 03°00’ W, 240 weTERS To CORNER 31, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE;

THENCE S 14°00’ E, 320 METERS To CORNER 32, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE;

THENCE S 46°00’ WI, 100 METERS To CORNER 33, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE;

THeNce S 84°00’ Wi, 380 MeTERs To corner 34, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 58°00’ W, 100 meters To corner 25, A POINT Hb ON TOP OF RIDGE:

Thence S 12°00’ Wi, 180 METERS To CORNER 36, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE;

THence S 05°00’ E, 340 METERS To CORNER 37. A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 16°00’ E, 160 meters To coRNeR 38, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

Thence S 14°00’ W, 200 meTERS To coRNER 29, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THENCE S 63°00’ W. 180 meTERS To corner 40, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE;

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ses 5 = THence S 63°00 !, 900 METERS To corner 41, A POINT

ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THENCE S 37°00 W, 100 METERS To CORNER 42, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 23°00’ E, 320 meters To corner 43, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 20°00’ W. 320 METERS TO CORNER 4, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence N 86°00’ W, 560 METERS To coRNER 45, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence § 49°00’ W, 120 METERS To coRNER 46, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 27°00’ W, 160 meETERS To CORNER 47, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 76°00' W, 150 METERS To CORNER 48, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence N 84°00’ W, 300 meters To corner 49. A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence S 82°00’ WW, 160 meters To corNER 50, A POINT ON TOP OF: RIDGE;

THence N 46°00 W, 300 MeTeRs To corNER 51, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence N 67°00’ W, 540 METERS To coRNER 52, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence N 44°00’ W, 100 meters To corner 53, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

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THence N 19°90’ W, 340 MereRs To coRNER SU, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THENCE Due North, 280 METERS To corNeR 55, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THENcE N 24°00’ E, 740 meters To coRNER 56, A POINT ON TOP OF RIDGE:

THence N 89°00’ E, 200 METERS To coRNER 1,THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX HUNDRED TWELVE POINT FIVE (612.5) HECTARES, more oR LESS,

THE AREA COVERED BY THE RESERVATION SHALL BE UNDER THE ADMINISTRA- TIVE JURISDICTION, CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NaTURAL RESOURCES THROUGH ITS APPROPRIATE AGENCY WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF MAINTAINING ITS USEFULNESS AS A SOURCE OF WATER FOR NOMESTIC USE, AGRICULTURE AND OTHER FORESTRY PURPOSES, AS SUCH, CUTTING DOWN OF TREES THEREIN IS HEREBY PROHIBITED,

THE BOUNDARY OF THE WATERSHED OF THE SIOCON WATERSHED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE SHALL BE DETERMINED AND ESTABLISHED ON THE GROUND BY THE DEPART- MENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NaTuRAL RESOURCES THRU ITS APPROPRIATE AGENCY,

TN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TO BE AFFIXED,

Done IN THE CITY oF MANILA, THIS 18th DAY OF September in THE YEAR OF ur Lorp, NINETEEN HUNDRED anp EIGHTY-SEVEN,

RY THE PRESIDENT:

vepurty Executive Secretary